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What are some loanwords (originated in another language and usually retains original spelling in equivalent english) for concepts, things, or experiences that English doesnt necessarily have yet? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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If you could, please format it

WORD, DEFINITION

I want to add them to a flashcard deck for myself, I casually collect loanwords and have been getting turned on to trying out csv/flashcards lately haha

Feel free to do the same, if the format is followed you can just copy and paste it to a new line of the csv deck

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[–] sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I know but what is it?

[–] Wrufieotnak@feddit.org 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

It's exactly what they described in English. It's that nonsense just expressed in German and written together because you are allowed to simply combine multiple words into one compound word in German. There is no "real meaning" to it. Or not yet, feel free to start using it and give it any meaning you want. If it catches on, it has a meaning from then on.

[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 day ago

I could see this becoming an idiom that means something like "I have too many good things in a bad place"

Like, if you have so much food in the fridge that you can't eat it before it goes bad. Or you have so many fun projects to get to this weekend that you know you'll never have the time to finish them all.